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Courts - Two interesting SCOTUS articles
David Ingram has a story to be published Monday in The National Law Journal, titled "Democrats Take Aim at Supreme Court Decisions: Congressional Democrats hope to undo several high-profile Roberts Court decisions." Some quotes:The debate over Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 8, 2009 11:44 AM
Courts - "Justices’ Ruling in Discrimination Case May Draw Quick Action by Obama"
The ILB has had a number of entries on the Supreme Court's decision in 2007 in the case of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. In this story yesterday in the NY Times, Robert Pear reported:President-elect Barack Obama and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 5, 2009 12:55 PM
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
In Chaudhry v. Nucor Steel (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), a 12-page opinion, Judge Williams writes:Subhash C. Chaudhry sued his employer, Nucor Steel-Indiana, alleging that Nucor discriminated against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 15, 2008 11:53 AM
Law - U.S. Senate kills bill to right the wrongs of Ledbetter
Remember Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co ., the Supreme Court decision from last May, where, to quote Steven Greenhouse of the NYT, "the Supreme Court ruled that workers generally lose their right to sue for pay discrimination unless...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 26, 2008 08:14 AM
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides Indy Parks equal pay case
In Kimberly M. Sims-Fingers v. City of Indianapolis (SD Ind., V. Sue Shields, Magistrate Judge), a 7-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:The plaintiff, the manager of a sixacre park owned by the Indianapolis and Marion County park system, complains that she...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 27, 2007 12:40 PM
Law - Suggested response to Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
The ILB missed reading this June 4th opinion piece by Susan E. Reed (which may no longer be freely available) in the NY Times, but heard about it this morning when listening to this commentary on NPR's Marketplace Money. The...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 16, 2007 06:58 PM
Law - This week's Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Howard Bashman of How Appealing has collected the newspaper articles on the Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co . Earlier artcles are listed here. I particular recommend the Linda Greenhouse NY Times article, that...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 31, 2007 07:29 AM